This guide is for ACCT 340 Week 8 Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation, start to submission. With your group, a 12 to 15-page paper on the course's Ethical Decision-Making Model, with at least 9 peer-reviewed references plus the textbook and the Bible, and a PowerPoint presentation.
ACCT 340 is Accounting Ethics, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT340; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 340 Accounting Ethics |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 200 points |
| Length | 12 to 15 pages, plus a PowerPoint presentation |
| Sources | At least 9 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The Bible is a required source |
| Format | Current APA paper written in the Group Collaboration Wiki; PowerPoint presentation |
What ACCT 340 Week 8 Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation asks for
Each group writes a 12 to 15-page research-based paper in current APA on the Ethical Decision-Making Model presented in the course, with at least 9 peer-reviewed references in addition to the textbook and the Bible. Group members use the Group Collaboration Wiki to research, write and edit the paper, and the group also prepares a PowerPoint presentation. It is due in Module/Week 8 with Mintz and Morris chapter 8; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Worth 200 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 340
In the published schedule, Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation is one of 8 graded written assignments in ACCT 340. It follows Week 7 Group Discussion Board Forum 5, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How ACCT 340 Week 8 Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation is graded
Liberty grades Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 200 points in the published guide. That is about 20% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in ACCT 340 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 340 Week 8 method, step by step
See where this piece sits in the project
Read the whole project brief before this stage. Knowing where Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation leads lets you collect the right information now.
Choose a subject you can research
Choose a subject with plenty of public data. Every later stage will need facts about it.
Answer the questions this stage asks
Turn each question in the stage instructions into a heading and answer it with specifics about your subject, not general theory.
Apply the course model
Use the framework from Accounting Ethics that this stage is built on, named and applied step by step to your subject.
Support with sources
Cite the facts you use (At least 9 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible). Industry reports, filings and journal articles carry more weight than websites with no author.
Format, length and teamwork
Stay within 12 to 15 pages, plus a PowerPoint presentation and format in current APA. If the stage is a group deliverable, agree on who writes which section early and edit for one voice at the end.
A structure for ACCT 340 Week 8 Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Word targets are planning numbers for about 2,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | The model and the group's thesis. | ~160 words |
| The model's steps | Each step explained. | ~480 words |
| Application to a case | The model applied step by step to an accounting dilemma. | ~640 words |
| Evaluation | Strengths and limits of the model. | ~320 words |
| Christian worldview and conclusion | Faith and the model. | ~400 words |
A topic angle that works
Apply the model to one realistic dilemma all the way through (for example, a staff accountant asked by a CFO to delay recording an expense), so the paper shows the model producing a decision, and build the PowerPoint from that case.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Applying the model, the staff accountant first identifies the facts: the CFO wants a $400,000 invoice recorded next month to meet this quarter's target. The stakeholders are investors, lenders, the auditors and the accountant herself. The ethical issue is a misstatement of expenses in the wrong period, which violates the AICPA principle of integrity.1 Alternatives include complying, refusing and documenting, or escalating to the audit committee, and the model's evaluation of each points to refusing and escalating if pressure continues.2
- Walks the model's steps.
- Names stakeholders and principles.
- Reaches a decision.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 340 Week 8
- Describing the model without applying it.
- Fewer than 9 peer-reviewed references.
- Not using the Group Collaboration Wiki.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 12 to 15 pages, plus a PowerPoint presentation
- Sources: At least 9 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible
- Faith integration: The Bible is a required source
- Every question in this stage's instructions answered
- Consistent with the subject chosen in earlier stages
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the ACCT 340 group paper?
12 to 15 pages with at least 9 peer-reviewed references plus the textbook and the Bible, with a PowerPoint presentation.
How many points is ACCT 340 Week 8 Group Research Paper and PowerPoint Presentation worth?
200 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 340, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 20% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 340 Week 8 the same in every section of ACCT 340?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 340. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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